Patents by Inventor Salvatore Sia

Salvatore Sia has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Methods and systems for operating a touch screen display
    Patent number: 9347791
    Abstract: A method for operating a touch screen display for a cartographic device is described. The method includes sensing a touch on the touch screen display of the cartographic device, the cartographic device operable to display a map, causing at least one toolbar to be displayed at an edge of the touch screen display in response to the sensed touch, sensing a finger movement along one of the displayed toolbars on the touch screen display, and changing a configuration of the displayed map based on the sensed finger movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventor: Salvatore Sia
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR OPERATING A TOUCH SCREEN DISPLAY
    Publication number: 20130088435
    Abstract: A method for operating a touch screen display for a cartographic device is described. The method includes sensing a touch on the touch screen display of the cartographic device, the cartographic device operable to display a map, causing at least one toolbar to be displayed at an edge of the touch screen display in response to the sensed touch, sensing a finger movement along one of the displayed toolbars on the touch screen display, and changing a configuration of the displayed map based on the sensed finger movement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2011
    Publication date: April 11, 2013
    Inventor: Salvatore Sia